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Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Culicicapa ceylonensis
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Ujjal Kishor De (XC1067758). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Island CanarySerinus canariaStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| India | 745 |
|---|---|
| Thailand | 437 |
| China | 399 |
| Assam | 187 |
| Uttarākhand | 123 |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 100 |
| Bangkok | 96 |
| Vietnam | 91 |
| Yunnan Province | 80 |
| Sri Lanka | 79 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Rock nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on rocks or cliffs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Fairy Flycatchers · Stenostiridae |
| Genus | Canary-Flycatchers · Culicicapa |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.